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October 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index falls for 4th day
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity-shipping costs, fell for a fourth day as holidays in China slowed bookings to hire capesize vessels that haul iron ore and coal.
  • Indian PM seeks 'control' on maritime piracy
    India's prime minister on Saturday said piracy was threatening 'a large number of Indian seafarers' and warned that the domestic shipping industry's growth depended on stepped-up maritime security.
  • Dry-cargo ship delivery just 50% of planned level
    Shipyards delivered about 50 per cent of the dry-bulk vessels planned over the past three quarters, according to D/S Norden A/S, Europe's largest publicly traded commodities shipping company.
  • KepFels to deliver Vietnam rig on budget

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates drop 2.7pc to US$734/TEU as SCFI plummets to new low
  • Fangcheng port's July throughput up 57pc to 6.38 million tonnes
  • Northeast China builds logistics park to boost trade with Russia
  • Hunan province builds 9-hectare agricultural logistics distribution park
  • Xinjiang road cargo traffic up 10pc in first eight months of 2011
  • Neptune Maritime Security expects more piracy along Mozambique Channel
  • Singapore's KT&T, Sinotrans to invest US$20.9 million in Wuhu boxshop
  • Does liner shipping need key performance indicators? Panelists think so
  • Turkish Cargo extends US road feeder network to cover 200 destinations
  • Air NZ calls regulator's prosecution into price-fixing 'capricious'
  • Ukraine International Airlines offers freight to India, Turkmenistan, Iran
  • Swiss WorldCargo first to invite IATA execs to join corporate flight deck

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MALA 2011 sees the entire industry grace a grand occasion
  • MOL again included in FTSE, DJSI social indices
  • NYK, Evergreen & Hanjin launch WIN service connecting India & China
  • Prime Minister lauds SCI as a pioneer at golden jubilee valedictory ceremony
  • Supertanker glut woes on benchmark Saudi Arabia-Japan route
  • DGFT extends export ban on bulk edible oil by one more year
  • Govt may introduce stimulus package for exporters soon
  • "Monkey see-Monkey do" & our maritime Cabotage Law
  • Ascent Capital to invest 200 cr. in Karaikal port
  • India, Japan hold seminar to exchange info on ports
  • Kale elected BGTA President, Jain is new Gen. Secy
  • Falling rupee has industry happy & worried in good measure
  • Anand Desai elected new IACC National President
  • EU welcomes India's decision to allow Pak waiver
  • BBC Chartering launches global project division
  • Holleman moves heavy turbine from Germany to Bulgaria
  • Project forwarding training delivers success

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Air Namibia increases intra-African service frequencies
    Starting tomorrow, Air Namibia, the African country's national carrier, is increasing its services from Windhoek to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town) from two to three dail...
  • City of Lahr plans to buy airport
    The southwest German city of Lahr wants to buy the airstrip located outside the town from the federal administration and lease it to an airport operator. The Black Forest Airport, ...
  • Louis Dreyfus Armateur's Montoir-Gijon route beats expectations
    The French shipping group Louis Dreyfus transported nearly 14,000 trucks between Montoir and Gijon between September 2010 and the end of August 2011. This is 75% more than expected...
  • Howe Robinson Container Index decreasing
    The Howe Robinson Container Index (HRCI) decreased by 18 points or 3% from 692 points for the week ending Friday, 9 September, to 674.4 points for the week ending Friday, 23 Septe...
  • Avianca becomes first A330-200F customer in Latin America
    Colombia's Avianca, part of the AviancaTaca Holdings airline group, has signed an order for four Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft. The new aircraft will be operated by Avianca's ...
  • CFR Marfa to be privatised
    The Supreme National Defence Council (CSAT), the Romanian authority that unites the Romanian president, prime minister, and the heads of the economy, finance, security and defence ...
  • DB Schenker starts rail transports from Leipzig to China
    DB Schenker Rail Automotive, Deutsche Bahn's specialist for automotive rail freight transport, is overseeing car part transports from Leipzig to Shenyang in north-eastern China on ...
  • Diederick de Vroet to oversee global DB seafreight
    As of 1 October, Diederick de Vroet will start his activities as head of the global sea freight activities of DB Schenker Logistics. As head of global ocean freight at Schenker's h...
  • Professional handling for two heavyweights
    The Linde Group technology company has used Bayernhafen Passau-Schalding to load plant parts onto a barge for the first time. The two 85 or 145 t cold boxes, consisting of plate he...
  • Dachser strengthens its presence in Norway
    Dachser, Germany's global logistics services provider, is expanding its presence in Norway with a new branch in Oslo. The new branch will be located south of the Oslo metropolitan ...
  • Panalpina opens Jaipur branch in India
    Switzerland's Basel-based Panalpina forwarding and logistics corporate group is further expanding into north India by opening an office in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Rajasthan state and in...
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo: partnership with WCA
    Etihad Crystal Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding to be the first cargo airline to act as a vendor within the WCA Family network, the world's biggest group of independe...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • BC Ferries CEO announces cost cutting plan and opts for early retirement
  • Teekay to acquire three FPSO's from Sevan and take stake in company
  • Armed guards open fire, pirates back off
  • Special Operations Command awards CCM Mk I contracts
  • BOEMRE announces regulatory authorities for new agencies
  • SBM Offshore in Brazil FPSO yard partnership

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Port of Portland to begin second phase of industrial park
  • US rail freight traffic rises during week
  • Anderson, Golonka receive Thomas Crowley trophies for 2010
  • Bellingham port board eyes short-term lease proposal
  • New NOL Group CEO to take office October 1

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Suezmax owners resist falling West Africa rates
    Freight rates have remained steady for the past week on increased cargo inquiry
  • Actuarial figures limit flexibility over hull and machinery rates
    Insurers should invest in shipping know-how to become more competitive argue brokers
  • Insurance pressure raises risk awareness
    Owners have raised their game when it comes to piracy, but the situation is still evolving
  • What do you mean by the word 'ship'?
    The International Union of Marine Insurers has called for a new definition of what constitutes a ship
  • Grimaldi calls for mandatory scrapping
    Demolition of older tonnage could help lift the market, but casualties are inevitable, argues Italian owner
  • Small players are being priced out of the market
    Brussels' environmental focus on shipping is a kind of interference, but owners have to adapt
  • Tsavliris elected president of ISU
    Vice-president of International Salvage Union takes the top post
  • Teekay shores up struggling Sevan Marine
    Deal includes taking control of three FPSO projects with possibility of more
  • Capesize rates ease ahead of Chinese holiday
    Rates dip slightly ahead of week long Chinese break but no dramatic decline foreseen
  • Mediterranean clouds hold a silver lining
    Optimistic market study suggests that when the present economic gloom has lifted, there will be wide scope for expansion
  • Felixstowe ready to receive Maersk's 18,000 teu giants
    Formal opening of deepwater berths marks first stage of $1.6bn investment programme
  • MGT slashes dwell time for containers switching to rail
    Montreal Gateway Terminals' Cast and Racine facilities shift boxes within 72 hours instead of eight days
  • Odfjell family companies buy shares in Odfjell SE
    Move is seen as a sign that family thinks the company is attractively priced
  • South America props up Atlantic MR tanker market
    Brazil's demand for oil products reduces vessel glut in Atlantic
  • Dry bulk charterers shift Indian Ocean trade patterns to avoid piracy
    East coast of India preferred position of ships booked for trips to load coal in South Africa
  • SCFI falls to 2011-low
    Box freight rates continue to slide, with uncertainty restricting liquidity in futures trades
  • The triangulators
    Greek VLCC owners have good reason to adopt a three-leg strategy, but it has its risks
  • Spanish guns
    Civilian vessels do have the right to self-defence, but it must be proportionate to the threat at hand
  • Spain to permit heavy-calibre machineguns for defence against pirates
    Private security experts say using such powerful weapons is inappropriate to the level of threat
  • Widdows exits NOL early as Ng steps up
    Citing immediate need for long range decisions, APL owner speeds succession
  • Norway urged to inspect Hurtigruten ferries after Nordlys fatality
    Richard With and Kong Harald could have same fatal flaws, says lobby group
  • CLdN adds Cork to new Dublin-Europe weekly service
    Move follows upturn in Irish export market
  • Tanker price decline comes into focus as product tanker options lapse
    Scorpio Tankers pass on LR1 pair at $45m each in busy year of expansion
  • MOL cuts profits forecast
    Shipping group blames tough shipping market and losses on stock market investments
  • North P&I to vet armed guards
    Club sees a conflict of interest in security industry policing itself
  • ITF urges Brussels to inspect Filipino crews at EU ports
    Union is concerned by Emsa reports on poor quality of training in the Philippines
  • Bluewind and Swire to admit bunker spill charges
    Case arises from March 2009 incident involving boxship Pacific Adventurer
  • Nam Cheong wins $52m orders for offshore support vessels
    Contracts call for two platform supply vessels and one anchor handling tug
  • Bumi Armada wins Apache FPSO contract
    Malaysian offshore service provider seals a four-year charter worth $460m

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • VLCC owners mull lay-ups
    VLCC owners remain at "the mercy of charterers", as both spot fixtures and FFAs indicate further softening of an already very weak market, broker and shipping analysts said
  • Scorpio seals financing
    NYSE-LISTED Scorpio Tankers has secured a new $92M credit facility from Credit Agricole and SEB, despite an extremely tight ship-finance market
  • MOL now predicts losses
    JAPAN'S shipping leader MOL told Fairplay today it expects losses of ¥17Bn ($221M) for the first half, reversing its previous prediction of ¥1Bn in profits
  • LA tests scrub-a-dub-dub
    LOS ANGELES will plans to begin a $1.8M testing scheme for a scrubber system with the potential of cutting ship emissions by 85%
  • Novorossiysk profits leap
    RUSSIA'S principal Black Sea port of Novorossiysk posted 1H11 net profits of $222M on revenues of $494.1M, its first results since its recent acquisition of Primorsk, Russia's major oil export terminal
  • Vostochny stake auctioned
    LITTLE-known company Tansi has won an auction for a government-owned 20% stake in Vostochny's port, Russia's main Pacific export coal outlet, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Libya sells first crude to US oil group
    VITOL HAS sold a 381,000-barrel cargo of Sarir and Messla crude to ConocoPhillips, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • BBC forms heavy-lift support unit
    GERMAN breakbulk and project carrier BBC Chartering has formed a global project division to support its growing heavy-lift fleet
  • At least eight killed in ro-pax stampede
    SEARCHERS are today reportedly seeking a ninth victim thought to have jumped overboard when a ferry fire sparked a deadly passenger stampede
  • Sale-leaseback option to aid Green Reefers
    GREEN Reefers said it has put six ships into a sale-leaseback deal that a will realise it a cash injection of $12M and net $2M in profits
  • West's jails? Big deal
    A NATO leader has told shipping executives that "comfortable" European prisons are no deterrent to Somali pirates
  • Pirates to release bulker
    SOMALI pirates are reportedly about to release the Panama-flagged bulker Dover after a ransom was paid
  • Capesize rates soften
    CAPESIZE bulker rates are softening in line with a 37-point drop in the BCI
  • VLCCs sink to new '11 low
    VLCC SPOT rates have sunk to new year-to-date lows, as sluggish demand and the glut of tankers mean owners cannot cover voyage costs
  • Ports opened to wheat exporters
    AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog has approved new rules aimed at opening up port access for wheat exporters in three states

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • US Heading Into Recession, ECRI Warns
    The U.S. is headed into new recession, Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, a forecasting firm known for...
  • MOL Slashes Financial Forecast
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, hitting the headwinds that are sending many of the world's shipping lines into the red, dramatically lowered...
  • Exports Propel Container Gains at Tacoma
    A 16.4 percent jump in exports spurred a 7.3 percent increase in loaded international container volume at the Port of...
  • MSC Sets U.S.-Asia Rate Hike
    Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world's second-largest container shipping carrier by fleet capacity, will raise rates from the United States to...
  • Pacific Carriers Plan Targeted Export Rate Hikes
    The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said its member carriers plan to implement targeted rate increases on export commodities Nov. 1....
  • CSAV Sailing Rough Seas
    CSAV is living an extreme version of container shipping's recent ups and downs. The Chilean carrier underwent a financial rescue...
  • Infrastructure and Investment
    The echo chamber of infrastructure advocacy debate opened up a bit last month, and it's important that the businesses in...
  • Taxing Whose Containers?
    One could toil away for years in the shipping industry without hearing more than a few passing references to the...
  • Driver Turnover Hits 79 Percent at Large Carriers
    Truck drivers are leaving large truckload carriers for other employers at a faster pace, but smaller competitors are keeping more...
  • Remains of the Dray
    Q: We're a motor carrier, and recently subbed out a load to another carrier. The shipment was of snack-type foods...
  • Japan's Sendai Port Resumes International Container Services
    International container services partially resumed Friday at Japan's Port of Sendai, the largest port in the northeastern Japanese region that...
  • Ace Hardware Taps Virginia for Import DC
    Ace Hardware will invest $14 million in an import re-distribution center for the East Coast near Virginia's Port of Norfolk....
  • Widdows Leaves Top NOL Post Early
    Ron Widdows, a prominent leader in the global container industry, is leaving his position as group president and CEO of...
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Driver Rule Change
    The battle over proposed changes to truck driver hours of service escalated on Capitol Hill this week as a group...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • CSAV sets date of next shareholders meeting
  • Dalian port to sell bonds
  • MOL declares loss in H1 11(F)
  • Strikes hit Australia's Patrick, again
  • ACT's Davidsen stresses the positives

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Street waits to judge TK raid
    Numerous "financial blanks" makes Sevan Marine rescue mission difficult to dissect, analyst says.
  • STNG earns top marks
    Evercore analyst expects clarity from $92m credit facility to be a positive catalyst for shares of US-listed product tanker owner.
  • Star reefer spills oil
    US authorities say Nelson Star lost 150 gallons at dock in Unalaska, Alaska.
  • SBM empire expands
    FPSO specialist forges alliance with Synergy Group in a bid to cash in on Brazilian offshore boom.
  • BBC sprouts new wing
    German specialist announces a special projects division utilising 800 tonne heavy lift ships.
  • Norden notes dry hope
    With half of newbuildings missing the mark in the third quarter Danish owner sees a ray of light for bulker market.
  • Owners sign up guards
    Norwegian and German shipping companies welcome GreySide Group security personnel on board.
  • Swire to plead guilty
    Owners of Pacific Adventurer admit discharging oil following 2009 accident in Australia.
  • The merit of being boring
    Unappreciated ship managers, self respect at sea and crossing the line from insurance to gambling.
  • Capital leaves 20th century
    Shipowner and Olympiakos chief Evangelos Marinakis brings his fleet into the 21st Century.
  • Scorpio fills funding gap
    Shares of Emanuele Lauro-led product tanker owner surge as it pens $92m credit pact while overhauling covenants.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Washington Notebook
  • Upward climb
  • WTSA seeks rate increases on commodity basis
    Member lines of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) said they plan to implement rate increases from Nov. 1 based on specific commodity types "as freight rates for many major commodity categories have approached unsustainable ...
  • NOL accelerates leadership change
    The NOL Group, parent company of APL and APL Logistics, said Friday it has completed the transition to a new chief executive officer three months early, with Ng Yat Chung taking the helm of the company from Oct. 1. Ng has served as an NOL executiv...
  • Evergreen switches Asia-Oceania loops
    Evergreen Line has joined an Asia-Oceania service currently operated by Japan's Big 3 lines, and has left a multi-operator service on the same trade, according to the Taiwan-based line's forward schedules. Evergreen will join as a vessel operator ...
  • Hanjin/COSCO suspend 2 transpac loops
    Member lines within the CKYH Alliance are due to suspend two transpacific services over the next quarter, one of the lines confirmed to American Shipper this week. The two services, the multi-operator CLX service and the CKYH-operated SJX service, ...
  • FedEx opens Chicago area facility
    FedEx Ground, the small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp., opened a new sorting and delivery station that is the fifth major facility for the company in the Chicago area. The 214,000-square-foot facility is located in Grayslake, Ill., and joins f...
  • Schipol boosts China connection
    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands has strengthened its freighter connections with China and Hong Kong, following the start of China Southern Airlines' twice weekly Boeing 777 all-cargo services to Chongqing. Chongqing is a hub for compu...
  • U.S. trucking, economic data show improvement
    The U.S. economy grew at 1.3 percent instead of the previously reported 1 percent during the second quarter, according to a revised report from the Department of Commerce.The change resulted from the availability of more complete data than at the ...
  • Truckload carriers lose drivers at 79% clip
    The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers rose to 79 percent in the second quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations' latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the driver marke...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Bunker markets end week with mixed prices
    Crude futures fell at its lowest since September, 2010.
  • Tankers successfully traverse the Arctic's Northeast Passage
    The approximately 6,250 nautical miles covered by the Stena Poseidon and Palva from Murmansk to the Pacific took around 20 days at a speed of 13 knots.
  • Trafigura transaction 'important first step'
    Value of deal has not been disclosed.
  • Fujairah IFO prices steady but spreads wide
    Durban still without spot quotes.
  • Rotterdam prices at month-low
    Incoming cargoes and soft crude help push prices down in Europe's leading bunkering hub.
  • Shipping should cut GHG emissions ahead of regulation
    'Preemptive mitigation will be much cheaper than an emergency rebuilding response,' says EC official.
  • ECA could heighten risk to whales
    Californian marine sanctuary could see an increase in traffic.
  • Shipping companies to plead guilty over bunker spill
    Charges against ship's captain, however, are dropped.
  • Spending of lube oils is falling
    Slow steaming and advances in engine design are cutting consumption.
  • Bunker prices mostly falling as week ends
    Supplies generally good at major Asian bunker ports.
  • German giants merge: Mabanaft to acquire Bominflot
    Acquisition to create the world's fifth largest bunkering group, says Mabanaft.
  • Owner of Davy Crockett indicted by US authorities
    Vessel abandoned by scrap dealer after failed operation to salvage metal from barge.
  • Singapore bunker market relatively unaffected by refinery fire
    Sufficient reserve stocks available from other major suppliers, players say.
  • Peruvian firm launches bunker supplies in Callao
    Operations to be supported by double-hull bunker tanker MV Tramax.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan September sales volumes down
    Buyers 'hoping' bunker prices will go down further in October, says company source.
  • Bunkering ops partially resume in Hong Kong
    Bunker deliveries limited to the inside harbour due to still 'very windy' conditions at outer anchorage.
  • Credit agencies 'influence' bunker industry
    Having relationships with all players important in the current economic environment, says Chemoil CEO.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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